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As I trod up the dirt road, my steps becoming smaller. As the grade becomes even steeper, I find myself sweating, and my ponytail clings to the nape of my neck. My breathing becomes more labored as I continue up and up. Finally, I’m reduced to a pace of a…
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“It’s Winter Bike to Work Week!” the email proclaimed. “Hot drinks, snacks offered at street corners!” Hmmph. If you read my earlier post about carbon footprints, you can pretty guess my thoughts on Winter Bike to Work Week. The reality is there is never going to be a Bike to…
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Driving home tonight seemed uneventful. It had been a clear but windy day on the plains. But as we drove up Boulder Canyon, the snow started to fall. Gently at first, and then swirling around violently as we neared Nederland. Where did the snow come from? The people who started…
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Traffic as far as the eye could see. I wasn’t prepared for this. I expected traffic in Washington, DC, but not on I-70 in rural Colorado. Nevertheless, a line of cars and trucks were bumper to bumper east bound all the way up to the Eisenhower Tunnel. A Shortcut Gone…
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